there have been serious reservations made over the concussion protocols in rugby union by a former welsh doctor. tomos francis suffered a head injury against england in their last six nations match but has passed the return to play protocols. doctorjohn fairclough says selecting him against france whould put the player at "unnecessary risk of serious harm". his team—mates owen watkin and josh adams have also been cleared to play after suffering blows to the head. we have covered a lot of this on the programme, alex popham, the former welsh player, his experience, the issues around concussion, are the return to play protocol is fit for purpose? that intervention from doctor pointing a finger and saying, i'm not sure they are, that is quite a strong stance from him to take to